Travel Publications

• NGS - National Geographic Online
• Travel Medicine, Inc Medical advice for travellers
• Center for Disease Control (US): see Traveler's Health section
• Travel Health Online

Computers on the Road

• WiFi hotspots
  • JiWire.com - Wi-Fi Hotspots - Wireless Hotspots - Worldwide Hotspot Directory
  • HotSpot-Locations.com
  • Wi-FiZone.org
  • WiFinder.com
  • WiFi Freespot
    California
  • NodeDB.com
  • HubHop.com for The Netherlands
• Mail2Web : Web-bases interface to POP and IMAP servers
• The Road Warrior (products)
• The NetCafe Guide
• Mail Start Web-based email reading (eg for people using NetCafe)
• Free ISPs in other countries
  • FreeServe UK
  • Terra Spain
• YouSendIt | Email large files quickly, securely, and easily!

Travel & Dining

Hotels

• Starwood Perferred Guest (Sheraton, St. Regis, Westin, The Luxury Connection, ...)

Airlines

• TSA
  • MyTSA - Home Airport
  • Can I bring my … through the security checkpoint?
• Flight tracking
  • Track-a-Flight
  • FlightStats.com
  • Trip.Com
  • FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center
    Flight Delay Information
  • Flight Tracking from FlyteComm.com
  • Flight Arrivals .Com and Departures and Cancellations
  • FlightView: view of where planes are in the air over the US
  • smartRay.Com "The World's First Mobile Media Network" : info for wireless devices, with lots of ads
• A Better Way To Find The Best Flights And Avoid The Worst Airports by Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight)
• Aviation Consumer Information from US Dept of Transportation (e.g., on-time flight performance)
• American Airlines: NetSAAver registration form (depart Sat, return Mon/Tues)
• America West
• Continental
• Delta Airlines
• Midwest Express
• Northwest Airlines
• Southwest Airlines: Schedule
• ATA.com - The low fares are here.
• JetBlueTravel InfoRoute Map
• United AirLines
  United Connections on the Web: uacnxn@itn.net 800-589-5582
• US Airways
• Shop for airfares on QPX system by ITA Software : site provides guest account to their system
• QuickAID: Your Home For Airport Information
• Airfare Predictions, Find Cheap Airline Tickets - Farecast "Farecast.com is the first airfare prediction site. When searching for your flight, check the patent pending Fare Prediction and the Fare History to know when to buy your airfare."
• LongTermParking.com (finding parking at various airports)
• SpinMaps: Airline Passenger Flight Maps
• America's Meanest Airlines 2010-10-27, US News & World Report
• Other resources
  • Seat Guru
  • Seating Charts from Official Airline Guide (OAG)
  • SimplyQuick
  • Skytrax (aka, Airline Quality)

Airline Security

• Transportation Security Administration : source for lastest lists of what you can and cannot take on a commercial airline (e.g., are toenail clippers classified as a weapon this week?)
• How New FAA Rules Affect Traveling with Cameras and Laptops
• Baggage X-ray Scanning Effects on Film from Kodak

General

• How to Get By in a Foreign Country When You Don't Speak the Language
• Passport Photo. Free. Quick. Online - ePassportPhoto is the Internet Passport Photo Booth: ePassportPhoto is the Internet passport photo booth, empowering people from around the world to create passport photo for free. We put an end to the passport photo rip-off - join our revolution today by following 3 simple steps for making free passport photo
• Welcome to The Travel Insider
• BookingBuddy.com side-by-side comparisons of results from other sites
• Atevo (Travel Agency - recommended by other sites)
• Expedia
• LeisurePlanet
• Travelocity
• CheapTickets
• Kayak.com
• Go-Today
• TheTrip.com
• JOHNNYJET.COM A travel portal with hundreds of links to timely airline information and news. It has a link for current information about any scheduled domestic flight.
• FLYERTALK.COM A comprehensive portal with forums, tips and live chats on frequent-flier programs, including complaints, warnings and the latest promotional offers.
• JOESENTME.COM Views on air travel from a travel expert, Joe Brancatelli, and others, with many links to industry news and travel tools.
• City Search : guides for more than 100 cities world-wide.
• The Geo-Images Project Home Page (UCB) Collections of Photographs from many places around the world
• Fodor's: Travel guide information and customized trip planning
• Index: Global Network Navigator Links to many (inc Fodor's)
• NonCommercial Clearing House (UMich): many links
• Webscope Hotels and Travel: Commercial Hub: airlines, cruise lines, hotel (chains & independents)
• TravelASSIST: Bed&Breakfast and hotels, and magazine
• Internet Guide to Hosteling: penny-wise travel
• Xerox PARC Map Viewer: world 0.00N 0.00E (1.0X)
• Virtual Tourist World Map
• City.Net World Map
• Odyssey Marine Exploration
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Canadian Dept of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• US State Department
  • Country Information: Learn about your destination
  • Travel Registration
  • Business Affairs
  • Travel Advisories, US State Dept
    Alt: Travel Advisories from US State Department
  • USEmbassy.gov: Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consultates, and Diplomatic Missions
• Private company travel advisories (business travel focus)
  • National Security Institute
  • Political Risks Services
• National Auto Club
  International Driver Permit
• Tourism Info Internet (German accent: massive clearinghouse, bargain-finder service
• Subway navigator
• SubwayNavigator.com: Subway and commuter trains (international)
• US Customs: Comments & Feedback
• ISPs with global roaming
  • GRIC Communications
  • iPass
• The Compleat Carry-On Traveler (packing, luggage, and traveling light): The Guerrilla Guide to Travel Happiness
• Film Safety for Traveling on Planes
• Electrical plug/connection for various countries

By Country

• CIA -- The World Factbook (Country background info)
• The World Factbook 1994
• Cheap Hotes Europe: EuroCheapo's Guide to "An Opinionated Guide to Sleeping Cheap"
• In Europe, a Few Coins for a Wealth of Culture - NYTimes (tiered subscription model), 2013-06-21
• Britain
  • London Tube Guide
  • Cheap and last minute theatre tickets in London: Brilliant discount theatre tickets and how to get them
  • Budget London: Cheap Things to See and Do
• Windows on Italy: Interactive map, comprehensive set of links to other Italian tourism pages, daily news culled from a top Italian wire service
• Ireland
  • Weather from the Irish Times Noted more for its literary merit than its forecasting (how hard is it to predict rain :-) ).
  • The New York Times: Dublin
  • Book: Buy the Best of Ireland by Mary Jean Jacklin and Kelley V. Rea
• United Kingdom: Interactive map, dozen of links to pages maintained by individual cities, bus tour icon start city-by-city historic ride
  • British Rail
• Your Gateway to Japan
• Exploring Japan with maps
• Norway
• France Tourism
• VisitEurope
• Russia
  • Moscow's official English language guide
  • Live images from foot of St Basil's Cathedral
• Egyptian Ministry of Tourism presents Tour Egypt, the Official Egypt Web Site on Egyptian Travel
• 10 Places in Europe You Never Thought You Could Afford

SF Bay Area

• Bay Area Transit Information
• BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Clipper Card for fares on many transit systems
• TakeTransit Trip Planner
• South Bay Flyer (bus between SFO and SJC airports)
• SJC: San Jose Airport
  
• SFO: San Francisco Airport
  SFO - Non-Flash Airport Guide
  Anza Parking: SFO parking services & discount San Francisco Airport ( SFO ) parking.
• Oakland (CA) Airport
• Advice on SF airports for visitors
• San Jose (CA) downtown parking info
• TOP 100 BAY AREA RESTAURANTS/Golden Age for Bay Area Diners
• SmarTraveler San_Francisco Map
• Bay Area Hiker

California

• Amtrak California
• California State Parks
• California Coastline : photos (from helicopter) of California Coast, by Ken and Gabrielle Adelman
• Ano Nuevo State Reserve (seal rookery)
• Sonoma Coast Visitors Center
• Sonoma Wine Country: event listings, dining guide. No winery listings.
• Napa Valley Virtual Visitor: 10 wine related areas, interactive map with links to vintners. "Off the Beaten Path" link is recommended.
• The Redwood Country Unlimited
• Disneyland
• The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Home Page
• Stanford Campus
• Photo Secrets: photos from around California with specific directions to location and tips on best time of day for photographing site. Plus info on nearby attractions and park fees.
• Just Go Bay Area
• Murals of the Mission
• Surfvideo.com - Norcal Surf Cameras including Mavericks and Half Moon Bay
• Surfing Mavericks (Big wave location just north of Half Moon Bay CA)
• SlugVideo at the WestCoast Santa Cruz Hotel
• Monterery Maritime History Museum
• San Diego
  • Sign On San Diego > Breaking News from The San Diego Union-Tribune: News, Sports, Entertainment, San Diego Hotels and Visitor Information
  • Shuttles (some)
    • Cloud 9 Shuttle
    • Express Shuttle (SD pages)
• MAD Maps (MAD: Motor Adventure Destinations): California and Sierra Nevada. Started for motorcycle touring but expanded to wide range of motor vehicles.
• Coop's Maps: Publisher of Specialty Travel Maps (Bryan Cooperrider): Dinosaur sites, Missions, Volcanos, Breweries, Railroads. Focus on West and Southwest of US.
• Compass Maps: Recreation maps in addition to conventional regional maps (cities, counties, ...)

Other US

• Boston area:
  • MBTA (aka "The T"): Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
  • Logan Airport: Transportation to and from
  • The Harvard Square Hotel: good choice for Harvard recruiting:
    • Just off Harvard Square (subway stop, ...)
    • less expensive than other alternatives (as of 12/99)
    • Disadvantage: tiny lobby (marginal for discussion)
    • Internet connection in lobby (you must reconfigure mail reader to connect to your POP server)
• Recreation.GOV - Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands
• Bell's Alaska Travel Guide
• Moon's Big Island (Hawaii) Guide
• Utah Travel Guide
• New York City: Mostly Manhattan
  • New York City Area Mass Transit (New York City and suburbs, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania)
• Sobek Mountain Travel: recommended as a must-see site. "postcards" is recommended.
• Chicago
  • Regional Transportation Authority
• Los Angeles - mass transit
• Washington DC and area
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Home Page
  • Spy Museum
  • Western Maryland Public lands
    • Original Washington Monument (not the obelisk on the Mall)
    • Gathland State Park
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (hiking and biking)
  • Food recommendations: Arlington/Rosslyn, circa 1995
    • Red Hot & Blue: barbeque
      On Wilson, several (4-6) blocks north of Lynn. At the top of the hill. As you come up the hill, there is a firestation on the right, and a traffic light or a T-intersection (street coming from the left). The restaurant is in a high-rise on the left (on the far corner). Ribs: Normal (6 ribs): $8.95, large (9-ribs): $11.95 (circa 1995)
    • TexMex: hole-in-the-wall taco/burrito joint on other side of street from Renaissance hotel. Very good. Cheap.
    • Trivoli (Rosslyn and elsewhere) -- mentioned by Dick Crawford
    • Thai, Mexican, Afghan:
      In small food court at base of highrise 1-2 blocks north of Lynn.
      • Mexican: good, cheap
      • Thai: was closed
      • Afghan: didn't look
    • Welcome to Pamplin Historical Park

Travel Reporting

• Onward Travel Stories
• Antarctica Rpt

Travel Photography

• Terra Galleria photography: travel, landscape, and nature pictures - Quang Tuan Luong

Dining - General

• Dining Out on the Web
• Bay Area Restaurant Guide
  
• SF Peninsula: from PA Weekly
• Chowhound

Museums

• Smithsonian Without Walls (aka RevealingThings)
• Welcome to Faces of L. A. (Getty Musuem)

Shopping

• Canadian VAT refund
• Global Refund Cheque VAT refund service
• Advice: Credit Cards (from air travel perspective)
• The Top Credit Cards Without Foreign Transaction Fees (2012)

Tipping

• Tipping.Org

Packing